The Japanese city of Osaka has issued an urgent plea for citizens to donate plastic raincoats to hospitals running short of protective gear for staff treating coronavirus patients, with some doctors resorting to wearing garbage bags.
Desperately trying to bridge the gap in supplies of protective gowns for its hospitals, a notice on the Osaka city website said any colour and style of raincoat was acceptable, including ponchos, as long as they were meant for adults.
Ichiro Matsui, Osaka’s mayor, told a gathering in the city on Tuesday that medical facilities were running dangerously short of all sorts of protective gear.
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